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CDC provides funding and technical assistance to help state and territorial health agencies develop and operate public health programs to improve oral health. Funds have been awarded to 21 funded states under Funding Opportunity Announcement DP13-1307, State Oral Disease Prevention Program. This approach promotes key program activities and components. Resources and tools developed in collaboration with funded states to build program capacity and infrastructure are being made available on this Web site for interested state and local programs. Tools are offered to aid those responsible for program planning and management, implementation, building of partnerships, and evaluation.

The following strategies to enhance state infrastructure are also shared with states through CDC's Web Conference Series.

Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors and its members, through a cooperative agreement with CDC's Division of Oral Health, provide leadership in seeking best practices in dental public health. The ASTDD Best Practices Project helps build more effective state, territorial, and community oral health programs by promoting public health strategies that are supported by evidence of effectiveness.

The Children's Dental Health Project (CDHP), a Washington, DC-based nonprofit organization, advances policies that improve children's access to oral health care and preventive services. Established in 1997 as a strategic alliance of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Dental Education Association, CDHP forges research-driven policies and innovative solutions by engaging a broad base of partners committed to children and oral health.

Oral Health America is a nonprofit organization that develops, implements, and facilitates educational and service programs to raise awareness of oral health's importance to total health. Its Communications Guide [PDF–141K] provides information on how to develop and distribute media outreach materials, including press releases, media alerts, talking points, fact sheets, and press kits.